Claire Hofius, daughter of Betsy and Douglas Hofius of Clinton, was named to the dean’s list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2015-2016 school year.

Hofius is a graduate of South Whidbey High School. She earned the honors as a senior at Macalester this past fall.

Macalester College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minn. with a full-time enrollment of 2,138 students.

The dean’s list at Macalester College is published at the end of each semester. To be eligible, a student must have been registered as a full-time, degree-seeking student and may not have been on a study abroad program. They must also achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.75 while taking twelve or more credits on a regular grading option, no grades below C-, and no withdrawal or incomplete grades for the semester.